ORIGINAL: shtr.

A single lunged deer can travel well over 10 miles and generally does.
A large percentage of one lunged deer survive.
I had seen plenty of deer one lunged and walking about within the week.
I have also seen lots of kills where the scaring on the lung is very visible and the cause obvious.

This year I have seen three deer that were one lunged and then taken within two weeks after the fact during cull hunts.

And yes, if you are a "christian" then christianity has everything to do with bowhunting. I don't everremember the good book saying that it was ok to carelessly fling sharp projectiles at living creatures then let them die a horrible death

ORIGINAL: USAF_hunter

Yah I give thanks, to my grandfather and father for teaching me to hunt and fish. I also don't believe in the use of dogs for any part of deer hunting. This is just my opinion. In my expirience I have never seen a lung shot deer survive.

Back on subject, your brother in law needs to take more resonsibility in the harvesting of animals or find a new hobby.

ORIGINAL: PABuck_HNTR

HH... I agree with you and I share your frustration.... even anger. If you can't be disciplined enough to make a clean shot. HANG UP YOUR BOW...until you get enough practice. I skipped my first year of bow hunting because I didn't feel I was consistent enough.

ORIGINAL: Hoytail Hunter


And yes, if you are a "christian" then christianity has everything to do with bowhunting. I don't everremember the good book saying that it was ok to carelessly fling sharp projectiles at living creatures then let them die a horrible death after you've left the woods and told yourself "ahh he'll live, ok I feel better now."

ORIGINAL: bigcountry

Nope, not at all Christianity is about how much you Love God Almight. The rest falls in place. Using it now to prove your point is probably in bad taste.

ORIGINAL: Hoytail Hunter

I don't think you think it's ok to lay God's creatures to waste right?

Loving almighty God means loving and respecting all his creatures too. I'm confused as to where you stand with this.

And no, using Christianity to prove my point is not in bad taste. Why should I not hold someone to their beliefs at a time where their beliefs should shine through most?

For example if someone is a deacon at a church but has extramarital affairs, is it not fair for me to hold them to their religion that doesn't condone affairs?

By the same token, if you go to church on Sunday and preach love almighty god and don't kill for pleasure, then the following saturday go out into the woods and start flinging arrows carelessly at his creatures with a crooked bow, is that not hypocrisy in form? I dont' know what debate you have with me but that's all I'm saying.

REWIND FOLKS!!!

All I'm really saying is that we should comprise info on what preparation has to be taken before flinging arrows at critters. Yes, I know it's every hunter's responsibility to know what he's doing before he does it in the woods but honestly, you know and I know thatbetter than 90% of new bowhunters don't and just think they do. Making this information readily available on this website would not only paint us in a better light to the general public but could also result in less "bad shot what should I do" posts.

Talk about good intentions gone bad geeez.

"Eeeeks! This was supposed to be in attempt to raise awareness that we should be educating new bowhunters and probably even "old" bowhunters on proper shot placement......."

What if the animal is turned and facing downhill on a grade...............and severely quartered away